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Ultra-modern headrests advantage convertibles (5-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

avant-garde

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'ultra-modern headrests' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'advantage convertibles' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'advantage' could be 'van' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'van' is present in the answer.
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(Other definitions for avant-garde that I've seen before include "In the arts, radically new and daring" , "Experimental (art)" , "Radical - daring" , "New and experimental" , "Daringly innovative or unconventional" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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